How to Get Students Excited About a New School Year

Teachers, parents, students anticipate Aug. 4 start of 2025-26 school year

Excitement is growing days before the start of the Fort Knox Schools 2025-26 school year. Secondary school students got a sneak peek of their schools July 31; primary school children toured their schools Aug. 1. Kimberly Dunn, superintendent of Fort Knox Schools, said she talked with parents and children throughout this week about what students attending kindergarten to 12th grade will experience when they start on Aug. 4.

How to get students excited about a new school year

Students might be less than excited about the end of summer vacation and the dawn of a new school year, but there's much parents can do to get kids excited about going back to school.